Empire” actor Jussie Smollett missed a deadline to repay Chicago $130,000 for an alleged hate crime hoax, so outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration is planning to sue him over it, according to a statement issued Thursday.
The city notified Smollett’s attorneys by letter last week of its demand that he pay $130,106 — the cost of the police overtime hours expended in the investigation into his allegations. The letter warned that if Smollett did not pay by April 4, the city “may prosecute you for making a false statement to the city.”
City attorneys are preparing a lawsuit and plan to pursue “the full measure of damages” allowed by city law, according to a statement.
“Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, 2019. The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook Country,” Law Department spokesman Bill McCaffrey said in the statement. “Once it is filed, the Law Department will send a courtesy copy of the complaint to Mr. Smollett’s Los Angeles-based legal team.”
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4 comments:
Thank God love the Chicago Police Dept and Rahm Emanuel they are justified in proceeding with this, it cannot be tolerated just because he wanted media attention and fame. Wipe those smug smiles off his face, and may his show end.
Add the $$ required to sue him.
Yea and wait for it
Good luck with that
Just remember they are switching mayors very shortly. The intent to sue may be altered. Stay tuned.
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